reprieve中文什么意思

n.
【法律】缓刑；死刑缓刑期[命令]；〔比喻〕(死、痛苦等的)暂免，暂止，暂减，暂缓。vt.
【法律】缓期执行(死刑)，暂缓处刑；暂免，暂缓，暂止。

• petition for a reprieve:    缓刑起诉书
• probation; reprieve:    缓刑
• death sentence with reprieve:    死刑缓刑判决, 判处死刑缓期执行

例句与用法

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1. The prisoner won a last-minute reprieve .
   那囚犯在临刑前获得了缓刑。
2. The film is a god-given reprieve .
   这部影片是天赐的一个苟安时期。
3. Even this extra minute was a reprieve .
   就这样多拖延一分钟也好象是一种缓刑。
4. Commutation is distinct from reprieve .
   减刑不同于缓刑。
5. That past weeks had been an unexpected brief reprieve .
   过去的几星期不过是出乎意外的苟延残喘。

英文释义

名词

1. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
   同义词：respite
2. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
3. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
   同义词：suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement
4. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
   同义词：respite

动词

1. relieve temporarily
2. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
   同义词：respite